In the years before Michael McDaniel's attack on his grandmother, as he grew increasingly delusional, he began getting tattoos. Many of them are words or thoughts were important to Michael at the time. Sept. 19, 2015.
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Michael McDaniel shops at a farmers market with his Mother Nina. Michael is not a fan of crowds and prefers to go grocery shopping in the early morning while the store is mostly empty. Sept. 19, 2015.
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Michael McDaniel and his family from left Krissy Schaeffer his sister and her husband Bill along with his mother and father Nina and Alan McDaniel, Sept. 19, 2015.
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Smoking is a big part of Michael McDaniel's day, his parents let him smoke in the bathroom of their home while he is visiting, Sept. 19, 2015.
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Michael McDaniel carries his cigarette rolling supplies into his parents house after his shopping trip Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.
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Michael McDaniel's parents are restoring the Oley Valley Inn and making it into a bed and breakfast. Michael walked up the narrow stairs to their apartment on the 3rd floor, Sept. 19, 2015.
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Smoking is a big part of Michael McDaniel's day, his parents let him smoke in the bathroom of their home while he is visiting, Sept. 19, 2015.
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Michael McDaniel says good buy to his parents Nina and Alan after a visit Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2015.
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PennLive told the story of the McDaniel family last Thursday as part of the latest entry in its series From Patients to Prisoners, focusing on problems with Pennsylvania's mental health care system and, in particular, the transformation of the state's prisons into warehouses for the mentally ill.

Now, we'd like to field any questions you have that were raised by last Thursday's story or other entries in the series.

Today at noon, in the comments section at the bottom of this article, we'll host a live chat with DJ Jaffe, executive director of
Mental Illness Policy Org
, a New York-based advocacy group. Jaffe will take your questions about flaws with the mental health care system and potential solutions.

Jaffe is former board member of the National Alliance of Mental Illness and has a long history of advocacy work and expertise in the mental health care system. He is a regular contributor to Huffington Post and has written op-eds for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and National Review.

If you have questions for Jaffe, or would just like to follow along with the conversation, join us on PennLive on today at noon in the comments section of this article.